A Sudanese paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (R.S.F.), has declared a parallel government in the western Darfur region, amid violence that has displaced nearly 400,000 civilians. The R.S.F.’s announcement stoked fears of a potentially disastrous territorial split in the country. At least 300 people were killed and thousands more forced to flee a famine-stricken … Read more
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that sheds new light on the universe’s composition and evolution. According to a study published recently, half of the universe’s hydrogen gas, which has long been unaccounted for, has been found. The missing matter, known as ionized hydrogen gas, forms a halo around galaxies and is more diffuse than … Read more
Overwatch 2 is shaking things up with its highly anticipated Stadium mode. Gone are the days of first-person gameplay, replaced by a radical new third-person camera perspective. In an exclusive interview with Daily Star, Game Director Aaron Keller reveals that implementing this change was no easy feat. The biggest challenge, according to Keller, lies in … Read more
A new video game adaptation, Minecraft, hit theaters last week, causing widespread disruptions. The film’s trailer featured a rare in-game reference that became a meme, but it was the actual movie experience that sent audiences into a frenzy. At a screening attended by teens, tweens, and adults, a specific line from Jack Black’s character sparked … Read more
Scientists have long been puzzled by Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, but recent research has shed new light on a bizarre phenomenon. Ammonia-packed “ice mushballs” are said to rain down during intense thunderstorms on the gas giant, delivering ammonia to deeper layers of its atmosphere. The theory was initially met with skepticism, but new evidence confirms that … Read more
A team of scientists from the University of Oxford has found evidence that water on Earth is not derived from asteroids, contrary to a long-held theory. The researchers used ultra-powerful X-rays to analyze space rocks from the early days of our solar system, which date back about 4.5 billion years. The study focused on an … Read more
Zoom’s virtual meeting service has suffered a major global outage, leaving millions of users around the world disconnected. Reports emerged at 3:15 p.m. ET and quickly escalated, with over 60,000 outage reports collected by DownDetector within 30 minutes. The Zoom status page acknowledged the issue, citing “domain name resolution issues” that were affecting multiple services. … Read more
Video-conferencing platform Zoom Communications was down for thousands of users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Users reported issues with accessing the Zoom web portal and application, as well as login problems. The company has attributed the issue to domain name resolution problems affecting multiple services. Downdetector showed nearly 67,280 incidents of people … Read more
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler’s daughters, Liv and Mia Tyler, recently opened up about their complicated family situation during an episode of the podcast “Sibling Revelry With Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson.” The sisters share a traumatic but ultimately beautiful story of how they first met at an Aerosmith concert when they were 8 and 9 … Read more
Google has taken a step to curb abuse of its APIs by blocking the IP address of a user who made an excessive number of requests. The incident occurred when a developer utilized the API too frequently, resulting in 429 Too Many Requests errors. The development team at Google identified this misuse and implemented measures … Read more